Corset



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nun-En STATES- P'ATE JOSEPH1LEONARD, E- ALLENTOWN; BENNSYLVANIA,ASSIGNOR TO FIFTH AVENUE DORSET COMPANY, INC., 0F ALLENTOWN,PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK;

CORSET.

Application filed/January 13; 1923. Serial No. 612,413.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Jos-nrn LEONARD, a citizen of the United StatesofAmerica, and a resident of the city of Allentown, county 6 of Lehigh,and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Corsets, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a garment which combines theusual function of a corset with an abdominal belt so that it can beput-on or taken off "as a single garment. Further objects are toprovideboth vertical and lateral adjustments for the abdominal belt inrelation to, the corset rope'r. Further objects are to provideadjustments which adapt it to varying dimensions over the thighs andaround the hips independently of ad'ustments atthe waist and abovethewaist. urther objects are to provide for'access from'the outside andwhile the corset is being worn in making such adjustments. Also theconstruction is such that in making these adjustments the puckering orwrinkling of any part will be avoided. Also these features are such thatthey may be embodied either in a corset with bones or in a corsetbras'siere without bones, and either of which, may be either front 0opening or rear opening and may or may not be extended above the waistto support the bust.

In the accompanying four sheets of draw-" ingp which forms a part ofthis specification,

so igure 1 is a general view showing a corset brassiere in which theinvention is embodied.

Fig. 2 shows the brassiere opened and laid out flat.

Fig. 3 is a general view showing a corset in which the invention isembodied.

Fi 4 shows the corset opened and laid out at.

In the embodiment in a brassiere, a soft 4 fabric outer portion 10completely encircles the body.. It is made up of several sections whichare united by vertical lines of stitches 11, 11, and the-lines ofstitches may be protected with tapes 12, 12 onthe inner side. 60 Thebrassiere as shown is continuous across the front and opens at-themiddle of'the back where it is connected by a line of hooks and eyes 13,13. Where the brassiere comes at thesides of the body it is split up tothe 5 waist line W-L and the adjacent edges on each side of the splitsare provided with eyelets 14, 14 for side lacing connections 15, 15.Elastic sections 16, 16 overlie the upper edges of the split sides andare connected at their ends by vertical lines of stitches but they arenot stitched along their lower edges to the parts which carry theeyelets. The adjacent edges on each side of the splits may be separatedor drawn close together by the lacing as needed for a proper fit andsuch adjustments will not pucker the parts of the outer portion abovethe splits because of the clastic sections. Flaps 17, 17 underlie theside lacing. Elastic thigh sections 18, 18 are set in the frontadjoining the lower ends of the splits to provide necessary yieldingpoints when the wearer is seated and permit a corset which is designedto fit the body at a lower point.

An abdominal belt 20 has eyeleted ends 21, 21 which are narrower thanthe engths of the side lacing connections and these ends are connectedwith the side lacing connections at such points 'higher up or lower downas is found most suited to the wearer since it s connected with theouter portion only through the lacing connections. Its length is thesame as the width of the front of the outer portion and in drawing upand adjusting at the sides they will be drawn tight together and withoutwrinkling of either. The lower edge of the abdominal belt is higher upthan the lower edges of the elastic thigh sections so that it does notunderlie these sections or underlies them but partially and will notinterfere with their properly yielding to permit the wearer to sitcomfortably.

In the embodiment in a corset, as shown, the corset proper 25 iscontinuous across the back except that an elastic section 26 is set inalong the middle of the back. The corset completely encircles the bodyand o en's in front where it is connected by a ine of hooks and eyes.The parts heretofore described in connection with the brassiere functionin the same manner and the same reference numerals are applied. Theabdominal belt, however, on account of the front opening is separablealong one side and is in two parts 27, 28 connected by lines of hooksand eyes 29, 29 so that connecting and separating may be quickly madehere in putting on or taking off the corset and the adjustment at thelacing connections need not be disturbed. Furthermore the splits at thesides of the corset extend through to the top thereof, the upper elasticportions and the lacing being the only side connection at the bust.

The nature of the outer portion, and whether it is a brassiere withoutbones or a corset with bones is immaterial to this in vention and theterm corset is to be underabdominal belt terminating at its ends ad--jacent the side splits and connected at its ends to the said sidelacings.

2. A corset which completely encircles the body and is split at thesides below the waist line, side lacings connecting the adjacent edgesof the split sides together, flaps underlying the side lacings, and anabdominal belt connected at its ends to the said side lacings.

3. A corset whichcompletel encircles the body and is split at the si esbelow the waist line, side lacings connecting the adjacent edges of thesplit sides together, and an abdominal belt terminating at its endsadjacent the side splits and connected at its ends to the said side'lacings, the ends of the belt being narrower than the lengths of theside lacing connections whereby the belt may be vertically shifted.

4. A corset which completely encircles the body and is split at thesides below the waist line, side lacing connections at the adjacentedges of the split sides and elastic sections which overlie the upperendsof the split sides and the upper portions of the saidside lacingconnections.

5. A corset which completely encircles the body and is splitat the sidesbelow the waist line, elastic thigh sections in the front adjacent thelower edges of the split sides and terminating at their outer endsadjacent the side splits, and lacings, connecting the adjacent edges ofthe split sides together and to which the outer ends of the elasticthigh sections are connected.

6.. A corset which completely encircles the body and is split at thesides below the waist line, side lacing connections at the adjacentedges of the split sides, and elastic sections which overlie the upperends of the split sides and the upper portions of the said side lacingconnections, the portions of the corset "above the elastic sectionsbeing inelastic. V t

Signed at New York, N. Y., this 11th, day of January, 1923.

- JOSEPH LEONARD.

